“Once a man was walking when he became parched. He went down a well, drank and came out to find a dog panting, which had been driven by thirst to eating mud. He said, ‘This dog has reached the same state as I was in.’ So he filled his leather sock [with water] and holding it in his mouth, climbed back up and let the dog drink. Allah Ta’ala appreciated this deed and forgave him.” [One version in Sahih Bukhari has the words, ‘Allah Ta’ala appreciated this and granted him entry into Jannah’]

“[The Sahabah said] O Rasulullah! Is there reward on account of [showing kindness] to animals?” He said, “There is reward for serving everything with a wet liver [i.e. every creature]